Egypt’s Most Influential Women named at Amwal Al Ghad Awards Ceremony 2025
Amwal Al Ghad Awards 2025 on Monday announced the winners of this year’s Most Influential Women in Egypt, recognising 24 leading figures across business, politics, academia, and civil society.
The list features trailblazing entrepreneurs, senior government officials, corporate executives, and champions of social inclusion, all credited with driving impact across Egypt’s economy and society.
Winners include Counselor Amal Ammar, President of the National Council for Women; Dr. Jacqueline Azar Abdel Halim, Governor of Beheira; Soha El-Turky, Deputy CEO of the National Bank of Egypt; and Menatalla Sadek, Senior Advisor at African Infrastructure Investment Managers.
The awards highlight growing female leadership in finance, governance, health, technology, urban development, and the creative industries, with recipients praised for advancing Egypt’s development priorities.
The ceremony, held at Cairo’s Four Seasons Hotel Nile Plaza, under the auspices of Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly.
Below is the full list of winners:
| No. | Name | Position |
| 1. | Councelor Amal Ammar | President of the National Council for Women |
| 2. | Dr. JacquelineAzar Abdel Halim | Governor of Beheira |
| 3. | Amal Ramzy | Member of the Senate Defence and National Security Committee Member of the Wafd Party’s Supreme Council Owner of Al-Safwa Real Estate Investment Company |
| 4. | Senator Dr. Aida Nassif | Member of the Egyptian Senate Secretary of the Foreign Relations Committee Member of the Inter-Parliamentary Union and Vice President of the Forum of Women Parliamentarians – IPU Professor of Political Philosophy |
| 5. | Dr. Nahed Youssef | Chairman of the Industrial Development Authority (IDA) |
| 6. | Ghada Tawfik | Sub-Governor Corporate Social Responsibility – Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) |
| 7. | Menatalla Sadek | Senior Advisor, African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM) Board member in various leading public and non-public Egyptian companies |
| 8. | Soha El-Turky | Deputy Chief Executive Officer, and Executive Board Member, National Bank of Egypt (NBE) |
| 9. | DR. Sarah Sabry | Global Lead – Urban, Save the Children & Founding Chair | Global Alliance – Cities4Children |
| 10. | Eng. Hanaa Rashad | CEO of Garrana Group and Kitchen Equipment Factory |
| 11. | Omnia Saad Kelig | Chairwoman and Managing Director Naeem Financial Investments A Member of Naeem Group – and Group Deputy CEO NAEEM Holding for Investments Group |
| 12. | Mona Magdalany | Business Development Director – MLF Egypt Founder, writer and Director – Recto Verso (Theater troupe) Co president – FESTIF (International Francophone Theater Festival) |
| 13. | May Zein ElDein | Founder & President of Alhassan Foundation for Differently Abled Inclusion President of Egyptian Wheelchair Basketball Federation Head of the Development and Marketing Committee at the Arab Wheelchair Arab Federation |
| 14. | Rania Hedeya | Regional Director of the Regional Office for Arab States, UN-Habitat |
| 15. | Ghada Mounib | Head of board of trustees at Forset Hayah Foundation for Rare Diseases |
| 16. | Dr. Hanan Soliman Gewefel | Dean, College of Applied Health Science and Technology, at Misr University for Science and Technology. |
| 17. | Dr. Sherine Al-Shawarby | Professor of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Political Science, Cairo University Associate Dean, School of Business Administration, Nile University Secretary General, Alwaae Party |
| 18. | Ahella El Saban | Co-Founder & Vice Executive Chairman of Exits MENA |
| 19. | Dr. Maissa Shawky | Professor of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Cairo University Former Deputy Minister of Health for Population |
| 20. | Prof. Dina Shehayeb | Founder and Programme Director, Architecture and Urban Design Nile University |
| 21. | Amel Yehia Khalil | Executive Chair-Woman & Co-Founder – Venti Company |
| 22. | Dr. Marian Kaldas | Executive Director, Egyptian Center for Arbitration and Settlement of Non-Banking Financial Disputes |
| 23. | Hala Barakat | Director for the Centre for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, AUC Onsi Sawiris School of Business; Project Director for the Women on Boards Observatory |
| 24. | Ranya Bakr | CEO and Co-Founder of Al Arabi Publishing and Distributing |
Attribution: Amwal Al Ghad English